Janet > wrote:
: For a change of pace, last night we had...

: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts pounded then marinated while the rest of
: the meal cooked in olive oil, lemon, Greek oregano, S&P, and garlic. They
: were then grilled.

: Roasted vegetables (Red peppers, thick red onion slices, and zucchini tossed
: with olive oil and Penzey's Mural of Flavor blend, which is similar to
: herbes de provence. Green beans would have been better than zucchini, but
: didn't have any, alas.)

: Tzatziki sauce (1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt, 1/3 European cucumber seeded
: then shredded on a microplane, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 minced shallot, 2
: Tbs minced fresh dill, 1 Tbs red wine vinegar, S&P, about 1-2 Tbs of olive
: oil)

: I hadn't made tzatziki before, although I've had it in restaurants, and of
: course I've made various sour cream cucumber sauces. It's definitely a
: keeper, and I'm thinking about other things to pair it with. A great way to
: give a meal some succulence and zip without many calories and carbs!

I first had tzatziki in Greece and our fantastic tour guide on the 5 day
classical tour gave me her own recipe(no quantities, just ingredients. It
was yogurt, pounded garlic, finely diced cukcumber, lemon juice, S&P and
mint and olive oil. No reason not to do it dill rather than mint
flavored, but I thought I would ell ou about y experience with the recipe.

I also make a simple, uncooked cold soup which iw remarkably similar. in
a blender or food processor, 1 quart yogurt(no Greek around when I first
made this recipe) 2 cukes, unpeeled, lemon juice, garlicand dill, then
whap it all together for a short time, so there is still some texture to
it. very refreshing on a hot summer day. The original recipe I found
in an old Joan Nathan cookbook, "The Flavor of Jerusalem," called for a
pmato, which I did not have around. It was so good without it that I
have never tried adding the medium tomato to it. I used to make a big
pitcher of this as well as one of gazpacho and jus thave them around for a
lunch or great snack.

something I have found when going out for an afternoon "tea" or snack with
friends who all eat pastry with their coffee. get a cup or small bowl of
a liited carb soup. Makes a nice treat without breaking your bgs.
AAround here amay diner/coffee shops make gazpacho in the summer and tht
oworks well adn usually doesn't break the bank either. It also feels like
less denial than just have coffee when all around are eating pastry.

Wendy